
I know there hasn't been much happening here on the blog, but that's because I have been working offline to put something together. And now I am pleased to share that I have been asked to give a talk at The Woolly Good Gathering in Edinburgh on Saturday, April 5.
The talk is called, The Sheepsaver: The Story of a Transatlantic Partnership and you can find more about it on the Woolly Good website. It is a real honor to be able to take this story to Scotland and to get ready for it, I have been digging deeper into the history of Shetland yarn, patterns, etc in the U.S. before 1998 when Betty Lindsay made her trip to Shetland.
So far, the earliest I have found is 1892, the Butterick Book of Knitting for a "Ladies Knitted Square Shawl". It is a hap-style pattern described as "A light yet warm shawl made of Shetland wool..." The instructions are a bit of challenge to read due to the layout, but it is a construction that is recognizable to a contemporary knitter. You work the center square, then pick up the border. Sound familiar? If anyone wants to take this on, let me know, and I will share it with you (no copyright concerns here).

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